A plains pocket gopher as seen away from its normal burrowing home, similar to one seen recently. Note the large claws on the front feet and the small eyes and ears.

The 2026 high school recruiting cycle continues to heat up. The Gophers football team is on the outside looking in with two targets, but four more hinted at potentially teaming up on Monday night.

KSTP's Darren Wolfson shared his weekly scoops on Thursday's news broadcast, and he says Colorado State transfer guard Kyan Evans will visit the Gophers after the upcoming recruiting dead period.

The Gophers gymnastics team placed second on Thursday in the Salt Lake Regional semifinals to advance to Saturday’s regional finals. The Gophers finished with a score of 197.200 to advance to a ...

The Gophers men’s hockey season ended after an overtime loss against the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Fargo Regional semifinals on Thursday. The Gophers (25-11-4) were the No. 2 seed in the ...

Welcome back to season two of Gopher Round Table presented by Affinity Plus! A video-podcast series where Gopher student-athletes sit down and chat with their teammates. Episode 7 features Gopher ...

How did we get here? Since missing out on the NCAA tournament, the Gophers (23-11) have won three straight tight games to get to the WBIT’s Final Four, the last an overtime victory over Gonzaga ...

Minnesota football’s “Row the Boat” mentality was on full display in front of NFL scouts at their annual Gophers Pro Day in Dinkytown’s Athlete’s Village. All five Gophers players invited to the NFL ...

These games, at least, start friendly. "A lot of times, the managers or support staff, they scout the other team," Gophers men's basketball head manager Drew Evenson said. "So sometimes the ...

Jah Joyner and Danny Striggow are two other departing Gophers on defense ... and penultimate mock draft of this cycle is here, with the Raiders, Jets and Cowboys adding offensive firepower ...